Sharp County record., 1887-03-03
ANTI-POLYGAMOUS.

...- ,,, ,be Bill Agreed to Dy Com
-. and sent to the President ior sigma
THE sharpest Blow Yet Dealt to the
I-,i,,i,o, Relic Of Our Early Barbarism.
-y~.-,,,,-eroy. Feb. l5.-The first half
=, ,-o.+io,is of the Antl-POlygamy bill,
- - rassed the Senate yesterday and IS
% ..l.. =. F zoos 10 the President for his ae-
- s1nlv to prosecutions Tor gamy,
5--i.ar-+ atc and make the wiie or has
- oomnetent witness. but not to be
o"--G DnaIrad TO testify, The seventh and
.LPts sgctions relate to the powers OF
coTfrf commissioners, ana ol tue ularsuu
and deputy marshals. Inc hlhIA and
tsntb sections, relating 10 inc marriage
,,.romonv require a certificate, properly
,I,tbanticated. TO be recorded IN the ONCE
of the Probate Court. Inc eleventh.
,oc+ion disapprOves and annuls
oU Territorial laws recognizing
tbs o. ranacitv Of Illegitimate chill
s-o ,-o,, N inherit or be entitled to any dis
..ihI,4iy,a share in the estate OF the father
Tbe twelfth section disapproyes and
- IHo -rsrriforial laws, cOnferring juris-
lia+;nn .lilt-' nnon probate courts with certain
N.4,ors, The thirteenth section
sSot,as II the duty of the Attorney-General
- limited States to institute proceed
% - 70 e,cbeat to the United States the
.i-5I .-.o,ortv of corporations obtained or held
Pr,ioiation of section three OF
the act of July 1852, the pro
Goods of such escheat to be applied 10 the
/ use and benefit of common schoois III Ihe
| Tnrritorv. The fourteenth section regu-
Ia+aa nroceedings in such cases. Inc nj
60, .a, soctior disaDrrOve5 and annuls all
- - tho T T,aGislative Assembly creating
"a" tinI1inO the Perpetual Emlgratlng
Fund Company, and dissolVes thaU corpO-
-, The sixteenth section directs pro-
sI;-,,. -. for the disposition Of the prop
-. md assets of the Emigratlng Fund
Comnanv All such property In excess OF
49, ond Lawful CLAIMS IS TO escue@I 10
the limited States for the DehehU u 'Oni'
r,or schools in the Territofy. Inc sev-
antaant IN section disappToves ald anhulS
tho acts Of the legislative assembly incor,
,toratiug or providing for the Church OIL
PIos,,s Christ of Latter-day Saints, ana
5issnI,as that corporation. 1t makes 1.-THE
dutv of the AttOrney-6eneral Vi INC nlOoU
states to institute legal proceedings
wind m the affairs OF the corPoraClou'
The eiohteenth section makes proVSslohS
aa IN the endowment of widows, VINO are
~ have one-third of the income OF the es-
+ota as their DOVER Section nineteen
ives TO the President the appointment Oh
,robote iudge in each county Section
trnntv makes it unlawful for any woman
IN vote in any election, ana au'
mis- acts Of the Legislative ASSEM-
bIies which permit female suffrage
rbo fonr next sections make provisions
as to elections, and require Oh voters
an oath or affirmation to support
the Constitution and obey the laws eS-
neciallv the Anti-POlygamy act OF Marcd
% 1880 and this act Section tWeny-l'e
ahoIishes the office of territorial superln.
rordart of district schools and makes I"
thn dutv of the Supreme Court OF the IT
ritorv IN appoint d cOmmi ssloner ol
schools. Section twenty-siX gives 10 ah
i religious societies, sects and cohSes@
tions the right to hold, through JrusV0oo
t annointed by the Probate CourE
: real property for houses Oh "orshiP
{ and parsonages The twenty-SeVenlII u
;, and last section annuls all IefrlCo .5...i Ildi
. laws for the organization OF the nilli.la' li-"
{ or for the creation of the NauVoo Legion,
q and gives the Legislative Assembly =,
= - az ,5cts Is las AZ an6ro9aI t0r 9iYId Of CON.
i gress. General officers of the militia are
- to be appointed by the Governor OF the
J, Territory, with the advice and consent Of
r the Council